Vase



P. vlGGl'ANo Feb. 8, 19?.

VASE

Filed March 19. 192e INVNTOR W alla BY' V atented Feb. 8', 1927.

PETER vIGr'efiAuo,"Y orsi-riuusroii, ,wnsrvrneriviii i o v VASE.

` ,Application l'edrMarch 19, 1926. V4Serial No, 96,027.

comprising aV mainreceptacle anda plurality of auxiliary receptaclesremovably vconnected Vto and supported by the main ,receptacle andforming inconjunction therewith an ornamental and lattractive, vaseadapted to sup port cutl flowers, ferns, leaves or otherarti-` cles inthe formingofan attractive assemblage'or bouquetj y Y, l

A further object is toprovide an improved coupling means between themain' receptacle and the auxiliary receptacles which enable the. ready`separationfof* the several receptacles for packing,v storing, ,cleaningor for any other purpose.

With these and other objects in'view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and` arrangements ofparts which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view, mainly in sideelevation but partly in section, illustrating my improved vase;

Figure 2 is a view in transverse section c on .the line 2-2 of Figure 1Y Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in` vertical section on the line 3 3 ofFigure 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view in section on the line 4-4 of Figure lbut looking i the opposite direction to Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of my improved couplings.

My improved vase includes a main receptacle 1 and any desired number ofauxiliary receptacles 2. I have illustrated two of these auxiliaryreceptacles and it is preferable to have a plurality of thesereceptacles oppositely disposed, or in other words located at oppositesides of the main receptacle to i give an ornamental and attractiveappearance Vas Well as for utilitarian puroses.

I would have it distinctly understood that I do notlimit myself to thespecific shape of the several yreceptacles as this is capable of a widerange of modification, butl I have illustrated amain receptacle 1 whichtapers inwardly from its lower end to a point adjacent its upper end andis then enlarged as shown at 3. The auxiliary receptacles 2 are curvedlongitudinally and taper from their upperopen'lends to theirwlowerclosed ends althou-gh, as abovegstated, the"particular y shapel may bevaried tosuit thetrade. n v

. 'I'Ihese'several receptaclesjmay lbe made of glass oranyothersuitable-material, and may be ornamented in any desired manner.i

v My'invention resides more particularly in the meansfor coupling',theyseveral recep-. tacles. lVith .thisjendl. in view-"I provide"couplings 4j'whicli arev preferably ofA sheet metal, one of whichisillustrated in perspective in Figure 5. f l

These couplings are formedfninI oner end. with a vtapering recessf, andin the otherl end with an opening 6, the latter widest atits upper endandtapering `or reducing in transverser dimension toward its lower end.The two ends 5 and 6 of the coupling 4 are connected at their ends by anintegral member 7 so that the 'particular form of coupling illustratedis of somewhat rectangular shape or inverted `Uvshape in end elevation,although it isy to be distinctly understood that I do not limit myselfto the particular shape of this coupling, the primary object of which isto so construct the same that one end of the coupling will engage themain receptacle and the other an auxiliary vreceptacle so as to couplethe receptacles together.

In the particular 'form illustrated, the main receptacle 1 lis providedat itsv opposite 85 sides with integral enlargements 8. These Yenlargements are tapering in form from their Vupper to their lower endsand are recessed or grooved inv opposite sides adjacent the Wall of thereceptacle, as shown at 9, toreceive the recessed portion 5 of one endofthe coupling 4 and securely engage the enlargement. v

The auxiliary receptacles 2 are provided with integral enlargements 10of a shape to iit'within the openings 6 of couplings 4, and theseenlargements 10 are grooved or recessed adjacent the body oftheauxiliary receptacles, as shown at 11, so that the walls of the openings6 engage in saidv grooves and securelyv couple the auxiliary receptaclesto the main receptacle.

It will be noticedpart-icularly by reference to Figure 5, that the upperend yof each coupling'has an opening 12 therein communi- 105 eating withthe opening 6 so that thel enlargements 1() can be positioned throughthis upper opening 12`and moved downwardly i into engagement Withthetapering side Walls of the opening 6. Hence in coupling the partstogether the recessedl endsV 5 are first positionedover the enlargements8 and then the enlargements 10 of the auxiliary receptacles 2 are movedinto the opening 6 of said couplings and are securely held, preferablyin the spaced relationship indicated in F igure l. Y

. With avase of this character, flowers and other decorative articlesmay be supported intlie main receptacle l, and other Vflowers orarticles in the auxiliary receptacles 2 so asl to give the desiredkspread to the bouquet as a Whole, and all of said receptacles arecapable of containing Water or other fluid to sustain the life of thebouquet.

Various slight vchanges and alterations might be made in the generalforni of the parts described Without departing from my invention, andhence I do not limit myself to thel precise details setforth butconsider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterationsas fairly fall Within the spirit and 'scope of the appended claims;

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Vand having a reces in its other end adapted to engage the enlargement.of the other receptacle and supported thereby, both of said enlargementsbeing Widest at their outer portions whereby the Walls of the recess andthe opening are accommodated back of theY outer faces of saidlenlargements.

2. A vase, comprising a main receptacle,V

dovetail venlargements at opposite sides/of the main receptacle, a pairof auxiliary receptacles, enlargements on said auxiliaryV re-vceptacles, and inverted Ulshaped coupling members connecting said'receptacles', said. coupling members having openings' receiving theenlargements of the auxiliary receptacles and having recessed or beveledportions straddliiig the enlargements of the main reriiriin viGGiANo

